How to Plan Your 1st Thru-Hike
How to Plan Your 1st Thru-Hike
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Pinhoti Trail Gear Video – https://youtu.be/EsCCh6nGwlM
How to Train for a Thru-Hike – https://youtu.be/ekP92ksyIP0
AT Gear List – https://darwinonthetrail.com/2016/05/03/darwins-2016-at-gear-list/
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Lol nah im too impulsive trying to plan something for tomorrow 🙈
I was gonna thru hike the Appalachian trail in 2021, but after covid I’ve heard the trails are gonna be PACKED because of lockdown all 2020. Soooo im gonna give myself an extra year and do it in 2022
Great vid. And great vids!
Always bring an empty mattress bag with you.
For several months, I took long training walks over bridges with a training pack that has a number of Gatorade bottles of sand, about 45lbs inside and with my trail hikers I walk 10-12 miles across town along the beach walk to toughen my feet, strengthen my back and legs. I arranged a storage rate with my auto insurance. Disconnected the battery, cover the intake and exhausts, put a fuel stabilizer in the tank and covered the vehicle. Bills are on auto pay. Have the cable on a seasonal rate. Notified apt manager. Cleaned out my phone for more pics. Forwarded mail to a friend… So much to do!
So here’s the best tip I got for long thru hikes- always be spreading rumors about women being sexually assaulted on the trail up ahead.
Hello from 2022. $1000 a month? Nope. $1500 minimum
I should probably get my leg that healed malaligned after breaking it fixed first yeah?
Embrace the suck! That is so great, I was just talking with someone about that today. Hey Darwin, great video, I was wondering about how to budget, now I know. It’s good to have a wonderful goal in mind. Thank you! 🙂
I know this is an older video so hoping somebody sees this. I see you say shake down gear and also PCT gear may not work on the AT, So how do you shake down gear on one side of country for hike on otherside? LIke us in Oregon doing AT or folks in Georgia doing PCT? Great video. Learning alot from you on hiking.
Oh wow, that inspires me a lot. Amazing thank you so much, Darwin. I plan to start my trail in Cyprus at beginning of march. It’s the E4. Hope you doing well. All the Best, Mario
for me I need to lose about 100 pounds before Icould even thinkabout doing anything long. I am tryingto do low carb only been three weeks. hopfully I can stick toit long enough to lose some fat.I wanted to get my hiking back which I usd to love long ago, but long hike like your doing is too much I would love one where you hike for 3 weeks, fairly flat too.
AT 2022 ☺️ was supposed to be this year 2021 but 2020 ate that one hahaha 🤣
I want to put my car in storage if I go on a through hike. Am thinking PCT. I wonder if there is a car storage place in SoCal near the southern terminus?
Darwin, this was helpful as I am in the planning stage for my first hike besides just a day hike. So, many thanks!🙏
Awesome video, thank you so much for all your insight and wisdom on ‘all’ your videos! One question… where did you get the gaiters for your ankles?? Happy blazes!!
I’m in my junior year of college and I’m withdrawing from the semester because of burnout. I wanted to take a gap year in high school when I graduated, and dedicated it to hiking, but couldn’t get around to it. If I even graduate as planned now, and regardless of if I do, I’m going to hike the trail! Let the planning begin
lmao dude said to give yourself a year to plan then said throw your plans out the window
Hey guys… Im hiking in the himalayas… Just got all my gear tested on my 5 day barefeet trek. Such a awesome experience… Next trek is gonna be 2 months … No destination tho. No trail. Just going 😎 thanks for your advise
How can you spend so much when there are hardly any shops?! Unless it’s for a comfy bed?!
Austria. Germany. Italy. Puerto rico. Costa rica. These seem cool. 😎
I notice alot of videos on how to plan your first thru hike but nobody seems to have the balls to make a video on how to plan your third or fourth thru hike.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Fyi that if you cancel car ins in a state with mandatory insurance, the registry gets notified and they suspend the registration, institute fines, and it can be difficult and expensive to get the vehicle legal again. Had a friend whip insisted he didn’t need ins because his car was in storage. He caused a crap show of epic proportions due to lack of research. I was not able to hold back from saying "I told you so……"…….., like good friends do…..
Are you fat shaming at 7:20?
How would you recommend doing a trail but also having to deal with a m-f 9-5. I can take off 2 weeks right now but what is your recommendation on how to work around that? Any tips will help thank you.
I worry about the big animals I may encounter… how do i plan for this? A firearm?
I’m planning on doing a 41 mile trail but I’ve only done about 5 mile loop. Trying to figure out what I need for three days and two nights worth of hiking
Taking a month after graduation doing the Maine section of the AT. This was really helpful!
Hey man I’m doing the pinhoti this year as my first through hike, do you have any good advice you can share such as good towns and good camp spots along the way?
I’m literally about to wing it.
You should say make a plan but be ready to throw it out the window when you know it’s not going to work out with time or whatever to your destination. Don’t tell people to not plan anything. Just say plan, and if it doesn’t work out don’t worry about cause you know know if probably wasn’t going to work. Don’t be sad, cause what you missed was filled with experiences you didn’t see coming.
So much preperation. When I know every single step of the trail.
Where is the adventure? – Don´t go crazy with preperation.
Let it come.
god i wish i had more financial freedom
Great info, thank you! 🤙
i’m having to rehome all 14 of my pets within the next 8 months… i bought them at a bad point in my life to accumulate so many responsibilities, and as much as i love them, they’re really holding me back. but this is so hard.
I’m not sure about a year. I have about 3 months.
Thank you a lot man!
this was soooo helpful and is getting me so excited, thank you!!
Excellent video. Giving myself TWO(2) years to prep for thru-hiking the AT in ’25. Other than walking upwards of 5 miles a day, I haven’t done any real trail hiking or camping since Boy Scouts almost fifty years ago. Yeah, I’m gonna be an old fart out there, but I know I can do it. I don’t want to end up like my dad or uncle who just laid around all day in their retirements.
This video is amazing!, thanks Dude 🤘😀
have been in the very early stages of planning a pct hike during 2022 and thought i was getting too ahead of myself. happy when i saw you said a year in advance was good. phew
Just finished out my bag what would you suggest a good length to start with pack on
Thanks! You put it all into perspective. :>)
Love seeing that you hiked Pinhoti. That’s our goal for 2024. The wife and I are new to hiking, and being from right here in Alabama, it only makes sense that we start by hitting the trails here at home.
So glad we discovered your YT content thanks to Dan Becker. You’ve been a wealth of information.
What do you spend 1 k per month on ?
Thanks for the video. Love your straightforward honest content
I’m starting my Appalachian thru hike in 2022! I’m training and I planned a date and stuff, but it is very unclear when to get permits and stuff? I’m not from America so I want to be prepared when I go there and not run a risk to be too late with anything..
$1000 a month sounds crazy! I would think $200 $300 max. Think theres no rent. Its basically food right?
Hi what are the essential gear for short time day hiking
Yes, this video is much great advice, so take notes… I tend to think the reason why so many people end up quitting is because they seem to focus on the completion of the trail without truly grasping the extreme duration of literally walking from Georgia to Maine…. Perhaps consider the wilderness as "this is where I decided to live for a year" and then you may not focus so much on the mission of completion itself, but rather embracing a "way of life" for a long time taking one day at a time to avoid being overwhelmed by the tremendous vastness… Perhaps set a casual daily hiking goal, like 5 to 10 miles a day or to stop at each of the 250 shelters depending on your abilities, but always focus on the particular day, yet have the note plans pre-written before starting this "way of life" such as the places to re-supply (surely, everyone already knows that), but also, areas & towns the trail goes through that may be confusing to follow for those with no technology for internet access (like myself), so pre-written notes & a compass is crucial…. and for those with internet access, what will you do if your cell phone/GPS devise fails??? What if it breaks, falls in water, gets lost or just stops working, or maybe something with the charger goes wrong??? It may be wise for an "Old-School" back up plan, like paper notes & a compass, otherwise, it’s either all over for you unless you are already with a group or you if you’re fortunate to make hiking friends to depend on with a similar mind set & preparedness.